Join our team

While we each work across more than 120 different service areas, Kingston employees all work towards the same goal: to serve our community. Together, we are Kingston – the staff who share and live these values:

• We make a difference
• We show care and respect
• We take pride in our work
• We are better together

These values guide our behaviours and inform the skills, abilities and knowledge that are needed to perform our roles well.

Kingston is committed to creating a workplace that is equitable and inclusive with empowered employees and connected teams. Kingston's dedicated Equity and Inclusion team offers advocacy and education to help facilitate a safe and accessible workplace for all Kingston employees and recognise that diversity of experience and thought makes us work better together.

To provide an equitable and inclusive workplace, we offer the following to our employees:  

• opportunities for staff training education, and awareness campaigns
• opportunities to engage in committees and networks that celebrate key awareness days, consult on key policies and provide feedback to the organisation
• the ongoing study of Council policies and actions to ensure barriers, biases and potential discrimination are found and corrected
• multiple internal events that recognise and celebrate key dates
• flexible working arrangements to help people to balance work responsibilities with family and lifestyle needs
• gender affirmation leave provisions and support mechanisms
• additional leave entitlement for First Nation’s employees
• shared parental leave policies that allow access to 16 weeks of paid leave for all parents
• regular analysis and reporting of gender equity in the workplace to the Commission for Gender Equality In The Public Sector
• upholding Rainbow Tick Accreditation and introducing the Welcome Here Project across our services
• delivering Kingston’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), All Abilities Action Plan, Gender Equality Action Plan and Municipal Health and Wellbeing Plan that supports a more inclusive place to work for everyone
• prioritising fairness, diversity and respect as a Child Safe and Equal Opportunity employer.

We look to our employees and their diversity of experiences to inform the ways we create a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard and respected. We encourage people from all backgrounds and lived experience, including but not limited to all gender identities, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) people, age diversity, people with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to join our diverse and vibrant workforce here at Kingston.

Kingston is proud to be a child-safe organisation.

We are committed to ensuring no child is harmed by staff, volunteers, or work experience students. This is required by the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards.

View our Child Safe Standards policy for more information.

Flexibility:

• work remotely
• accrued days off
• leave options
• competitive salary
• internal job opportunities and career progression
• superannuation co-contributions
• childcare (pre-tax)

Learning and development:

• A wide variety of professional development programs.
• Leadership programs for emerging and experienced leaders at Kingston to support your career growth.
• Education assistance – Want to pursue a qualification? Kingston may contribute to your learning journey with financial assistance and/or study leave (eligibility criteria apply).
• Employee celebration and recognition events – you’ll be recognised for your efforts when you work with us!
• A fun and informative organisation induction to set you up for success.
• Secondments and higher duties to challenge you and lift your profile in the organisation.
• Opportunities to participate in local government industry development programs such as leadership, mentoring etc.
• A great workplace culture where you can make a difference as a culture champion.

Health and wellbeing:

• Wellbeing Program, with initiatives to empower all employees to create a healthy mind, healthy body and healthy connections.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Kingston Active membership discounts
• Employee immunisations
• Discounted health insurance
• Health checks
• Social Club

After the closing date, all applications are reviewed.

You must meet the selection criteria to proceed to the next stage. If you do, we will contact you if you have been shortlisted for the next stage.

Phone, or video interviews may be conducted as part of the initial screening process.

Interviews are conducted by an expert panel where you will be provided an opportunity to speak about your experience and skills, and answer some behavioural questions. This is to assess your suitability to the role.

Qualifications

You will need to supply any qualifications, registration or licences relevant to the role.

Reference check

External applicants must supply the contact details for two relevant referees. Internal applicants are to supply the details of one referee.

Pre-employment requirements

• National Police Check (fit2work)
• Working With Children Check (for roles identified as working with or being around young people and children)
• Eligibility to work in Australia check

Eligibility and the right to work in Australia

To work at City of Kingston you must:

• be an Australian citizen, or
• be a permanent resident of Australia or New Zealand, or
• have a valid visa that demonstrates work rights.

For more information view the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs.

Pre-employment assessments

• Pre-employment medical assessment
• Functional ability assessment
• Pre-Employment Health Declaration Form
• Roles identified as being physical in nature will also require a Physical Health Assessment (similar to a pre-employment medical assessment)

Successful candidates receive an official letter of offer, viewable in your applicant profile.

Our organisational induction gives new employees the chance to learn about Kingston’s services, facilities and our unique area, as well as learning about the organisation's overall structure and employee benefits.

Unsuccessful applicants will be advised via email.